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100

5+3=

8

100

7-2=

5

100

Chris draws 8 birds. Luke draws 4 birds.How many birds do they draw in all?

8+4= 12 birds

100

 Eric has 6 marbles. Maria has 4 marbles. How many marbles do they have in all? Write an equation to solve.

6+4=10 marbles

100

I have 6 friends that want to play baseball. They need 9 players to make a team. How many more players do they need?

(use a subtraction fact)

9-6= 3 

200

3+6=

9
200

12-2=

10

200

James has 17 toy cars. He gives his brother 9 toy cars.

 Write an equation to find how many toy cars James has left.

17-9=8 cars

200

Julie has 8 fewer pears than Dan. Dan has 14 pears. How many pears does Julie have?

14-8= 6 pears

200

 I have 6 friends that want to play baseball. They need 9 players to make a team. How many more players do they need?

(use an addition fact)

6+3=9

300

11+14=

25
300

11-8=

3

300

Jen has some rings. She gives 5 rings to Carrie. Now Jen has 7 rings. How many rings did Jen have at first?

_2_+5=7 rings

300

Tyler has 14 stickers. He gives 6 stickers to Will. How many stickers does he have now? Write an equation to help you solve.

14-6= 8 stickers

300

 I have 6 friends that want to play baseball. They need 9 players to make a team. How many more players do they need?

(count on)

6..7,8,9

400

10+4=

14

400

14-5=

9

400

Marco has 8 apples. Jerry gives him some more apples. Now Marco has 13 apples. How many apples did Jerry give Marco? Write an equation to help you solve.

8+_5_=13

400

Draw the ten-frames. Show how to find the sum of 

7 + 6 by making a 10.

Answer: 10+3=13

10 dots on the top 10 frame

3 dots on the bottom 10 frame

400

I have 6 friends that want to play baseball. They need 9 players to make a team. How many more players do they need?

(count back)

9... 8,7,6

500

12+6=

18

500

16-6=

10

500

A pet store had 12 fish. Then 3 fish were sold. The next day, 4 more fish were sold. How many fish does the store have now? 

12-3=9 

9-4= 5 fish (final answer)

500

Draw ten-frames. Show how to make a 10 to find 16-8 and complete the equation.

16-8=8

10 dots on the top 10 frame.

6 dots on the bottom 10 frame.

Cross out 8 dots.

8 dots left.

500

Explain the difference between a bar graph and a picture graph.

A bar graph measures data on a chart with bars.

A picture graph measures data on a chart with pictures.

Any reasonable answer can also be taken*